As Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala promised, Nigeria’s 2012 budget came out on time. Science and Technology got N31 billion while the newly created communication technology ministry obtained N18 billion. The government actually increased the allocation for broad science and technology sector. For 2011, the total budget for Science and Tech was N28 billion. When you add up the 2012 numbers for both S&T and the new ICT ministry, government has allocated N49 billion for technology for 2012. That is impressive!

Government should forget about any new project for now and improve on the established ones. We don’t need this much on security after spending so much on security during 2011 election and after the bomb blast at our 50th anniversary. We don’t even need new roads, schools and hospital. Please let them work on the old ones and make it better.

No big deal about d budget.it does not look like a budget of a govt dat wants to make a difference. 78% commited to recurrent mainly salaries and huge allowances of govt officials leaving 28% for capital projects….shame. Lunatics could have done better.

U spoke ur mind but ur tone is caustic. I know this is caused by the prevalent flagrant and blatant corruption by our leaders. Don’t get too boiled up they are not ready to change though they know what is right. Let us individually change our attitude of selfishness because it is after these is done we can correct by example which is more effective.

i dnt mch problem wit nigeria burget, bt dey have neva practise good implimentation of dis so called burget and d allocation for dem. In d interest of growth in nigeria, i would even prefer little burget allocation with full implimentation, as dis we hlp in alleviatin d untold hardship faced by nigerians, mostly dose in rural areas.

A budget without due implementation is no budget. So I urge our govt to ensure strict compliance to the content of this budget. God Bless Nigeria our leaders with wisdom to manage the Blessings of vast resources He has given us!!!

The budget is good and understandable but the most important issue is that the president and appropriate agency’s monitors the full and completes implementation of this budget without fear or favor so that rapid development will be facilitated and the level of pple’s trust for the sincerity of this administration can be enhanced and widened.

MR president, dnt mind al of d people dat say u pumb money into a security.dis our Nig we nd many diff security in dis country. Mr president i would let u make a National Task Force as a one of d new security u wnt to include. thnks sir mr president i am Alabi Adedamola i ve 1derful day .

Is this the first time these guys would publish fantastic budgets that never yields result?at the end of the day,what we get is a nation with stagnant science and technology,caused by lack of electricity and broken promises.its in this same country that we’ve seen leaders that led for 8 year and were unable to execute/tackle the problem of electricity which was his principalfocus before assuming office.yet,nothing was done to that effect!I believe what we need is eradication of corruption from the system,and not some freakingly sweet looking budget that never was!

If govt budgeted purchacing photocoping machine cost N30 674 708 in 2011 how much does one photocoping machine cost and how many wa bought ?
And do they expire after 1yr that the 2012 budget carries another tense of millions.There has never be any sincerity and trust me there can be any in govt.

Amount / No. of days in a year
1000,000,000/ 360 = 2777777.777777778
that is, they will spend per day 2,777,777.8.

Per day / 3square meal
2777777.777777778 / 3 =925,926. per meal.

That is, for every meal
1 Cow 200,000
1 bag of rice extra original 15,000.
1 keg of oil 15,000.
1 basket of tomatoes 5,000
1basket of tatashe 4,000
1 grounding machine 5,000
1 bag of salt 2,000
1 pack of maggi 1,000
other ingredient 5,000
bottle water 3,000
other we can’t remember and that are need for baba presy 20,000
chef 20,000
Note : this is for one mail and will be consumed at once.
Haba presy how many belle you get self, this is grossly fraud and EFCC should investigate

Pls our government be sincere wit us. There are so many re-occuring projects in ur budget eg electricity etc. Implement projects dat wil benefit d citizens. Many of ur citizens sleep on empty belly each day. Are u hapi about dat? Hmm we go vex one day oo.

D billions of nira approprated 2 security is so much cos it wil eventually get into d pocket of just a group of pple.its just 4 govt 2 enforce al law patainning 2 security arest ofendas n give proper punishment which does not require such amont of money thanks.

Of a truth, past leaders have failed us, but it is never a basis for us not to try to trust again. You know what? If a man always refuses to accept lies because of his evident wisdom,I assure you that when the truth will come, he will certainly refuse it. Lies and truth are intertwined; please, Nigerians, let’s give DR GOODLUCK JONATHAN a fair and sincere chance to prove himself. May God bless NIGERIA!

Is dis govt serious at all? Imagine what is will be spent on Security! What happen to Power and Agriculture? These are important sectors that will go a long way solving the Nigerian problems such as insecurity and unemployment etc. How then will the economy be diversified?

If this budget is truly and transperently implemented, our Nigeria will become a home for us all to smile in.But the prevalent and volatile rate of corruption will always take it’s cut off the budget, leaving a meagre percentage for the purpose.